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Banceuy Prison

PrisonClosed 1990Stub
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Banceuy Prison was built in 1877 by the [Dutch colonial government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies "Dutch East Indies"). It is located in Banceuy Street, 500 meters to the west of the [Merdeka Building](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merdeka_Building "Merdeka Building")-Asian-African Conference Museum complex.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banceuy_Prison#cite_note-1) Banecuy Prison was a prison that held President [Surkano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukarno "Sukarno") (Soekarno in [Dutch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies "Dutch East Indies")) in December 1930. \[ [edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Banceuy_Prison&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: References")\] 1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banceuy_Prison#cite_ref-1 "Jump

Background

Banceuy Prison (Indonesian: Penjara Banceuy) was a prison located in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Banceuy Prison was built in 1877 by the Dutch colonial government. It is located in Banceuy Street, 500 meters to the west of the Merdeka Building-Asian-African Conference Museum complex. Banecuy Prison was a prison that held President Surkano (Soekarno in Dutch) in December 1930.

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1877

Closed 1990

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1877

Region

Indonesia

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

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Practical info

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Notable inmates

  • Sukarno
    Sukarno
    1901–1970 · politician

    Sukarno (born Koesno Sosrodihardjo; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, activist, and revolutionary who served as the first president of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian struggle for independence from the Dutch colonialists.

  • Sukarno
    Sukarno
    1901–1970 · politician

    Sukarno (born Koesno Sosrodihardjo; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, activist, and revolutionary who served as the first president of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian struggle for independence from the Dutch colonialists.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

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